Unit 7 Words I Dont Remember

Question 1

Acts passed to prevent American entanglement in EU war

Answer 1

Neutrality Act of 1935, 1936,1937

Question 2

(1937) FDR speech to qu… hundry dictators through economic embargos

Answer 2

Quarantine Speech

Question 3

(1941) FRD and Churchhill meet on warship and sign charter for future of peace, disarmament, and security

Answer 3

Atlantic Charter

Question 4

(1942) FDR authorizes war debt to remove japs “enemy aliens” IMMIGRANTS AND CITIZENS SENT AWAY. Also jap internment constitutional

Answer 4

Executive Order 9066#

Question 5

(1942) est by exec order to direct all war production to maximize nations war machine

Answer 5

War Production Board

Question 6

Women’s branches in the U.S military during WW2

Answer 6

WACC, WAVES, SPARs

Question 7

(1942) naval victory against Japan, MARKED TURNING POINT IN PACIFIC WAR, HALTED JAPANS EXPANSION

Answer 7

Battle of Midway

Question 8

(1945) meeting with Truman, Churchill, and Stalin to deliver ultimatum to Japan: surrender or be destroyed

Answer 8

Potsdam Conference

Question 9

(1950-1953) Soviet in North Korea and U.S. in South, war results in stalemate

Answer 9

Korean War

Question 10

(1954-1975) between communist North Vietnam and U.S backed South Vietnam

Answer 10

Vietnam War

Question 11

Eisenhower term, potentially excessive influence between countries military, industry, and gov

Answer 11

Military Industrial Complex

Question 12

1964 Banned racial discrimination in public facilities

Answer 12

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 13

1960s programs by Lyndon B Johnson. Expanded healthcare, education, civil rights, and urban withdrawal

Answer 13

Great Society

Question 14

1947 Truman supports fight against communism and requests 400 mil to defend Greece and Turkey from Soviets

Answer 14

Truman Doctrine

Question 15

1948, massive transfer of aid money to rebuild post-war west EU and bolster capitalist and democratic govs

Answer 15

Marshall Plan

Question 16

1944 WW2 soldier re Adjustment; farms, colleges, jobs

Answer 16

GI Bill

Question 17

1956 Eisenhower signs and authorized construction 41,000 miles of interstate highways

Answer 17

National Interstate and Defense Highway Act

Question 18

1957 Soviet satellite FIRST MAN MADE OBJECT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE

Answer 18

Sputnik

Question 19

1963 written by MLK and a powerful response to the critisms of his protests

Answer 19

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Question 20

1964 congressional resolution authorities Johnson to take any measures necessary

Answer 20

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 21

1945 FDR, Truman, and Stalin meet to lay the foundation of the division of EU, including Germany divide

Answer 21

Yalta Conference

Question 22

1950 report recommending buildup of U.S. military and adoption of containment. U.S needs to mobilize its resources

Answer 22

NSC 68

Question 23

1938 sought to root out communism in particular to trial of Alger Hiss

Answer 23

House Un American Activities Committee

Question 24

1949 Trumans program that raised minimum wage, provided public housing, extended social security

Answer 24

Fair Deal

Question 25

1959 televised debate between Soviet Nikita and Nixon over capitalism and Soviet planning

Answer 25

Kitchen debate

Question 26

1961 to 63 Kennedys program that proposed for peace corps to improve education and Healthcare

Answer 26

New frontier

Question 27

1961 cia plot to overthrow fidel Castro, became disaster for JFK presidency

Answer 27

Bay of Pigs Invasion

Question 28

1963 Civil Rights demonstration where MLK hive i have a dream speech

Answer 28

March on Washington

Question 29

1965 legislation pushed by Johnson denying ballot tactics such as literacy tests

Answer 29

Voting Right Act of 1965

Question 30

1945 to 67 top secret study on U.S involvement in Vietnam War. Leaked by Daniel Ellsburg and pub by New York Times

Answer 30

Pentagon Papers